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UNIVERSITY     OF     ILLINOIS     BULLETIN 

Issued  Weekly 
Vol.  XX  December  18,  1922  No.  16 

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EDUCATIONAL  RESEARCH  CIRCULAR  NO.   IS 


BUREAU  OF  EDUCATIONAL  RESEARCH 
COLLEGE  OF  EDUCATION 

EDUCATIONAL  TESTS  FOR  USE  IN 
ELEMENTARY  SCHOOLS 

By 

Walter  S.  Monroe 
Director,  Bureau  of  Educational  Research 


PUBLISHED  BY  THE  UNIVERSITY  OF  ILLINOIS 
URBANA 


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Educational  Tests  For  Use  in  Elementary  Schools 

An  intelligent  attitude  toward  educational  tests.  For  several  years 
the  use  of  educational  tests  has  been  urged  with  much  enthusiasm 
and  eloquence  by  a  very  large  number  of  those  who  have  contributed 
to  our  educational  periodicals,  as  well  as  by  many  of  those  who  have 
addressed  educational  gatherings.  Recently  a  more  critical  attitude 
has  developed  toward  these  measuring  instruments.  Attention  is 
being  called  to  their  defects  and  limitations.  As  a  result  some  people 
may  be  in  doubt  concerning  the  attitude  which  they  should  main- 
tain. There  is  no  question  that  when  properly  used  educational  tests 
become  valuable  instruments  in  the  hands  of  teachers  and  super- 
visors but  it  should  always  be  remembered  that  they  are  imperfect 
instruments.  The  measures  of  ability  which  they  yield  involve  errors 
which  in  some  cases  are  sufficiently  large  to  lead  to  erroneous  con- 
clusions. In  order  that  the  greatest  good  may  result  from  the  use 
of  educational  tests  one  should  avoid  the  uncritical  belief  that  the 
measures  which  they  yield  are  highly  accurate  and  reliable.  On  the 
other  hand  one  should  bear  in  mind  that  in  general  they  yield  more 
accurate  information  than  can.be  secured  through  other  sources. 

A  prerequisite  for  intelligent  selection  of  a  test  for  school  use.  A 
prerequisite  for  an  intelligent  selection  of  an  educational  test  for  use 
in  a  school  is  a  definite  plan  for  using  the  information  which  it  yields. 
One  reason  for  this  is  that  tests  differ  in  function.  Some  of  the  tests 
enumerated  in  the  following  list  have  a  general  survey  function; 
others  are  diagnostic;  some  are  power  tests;  but  others  are  rate  tests. 
Unless  a  test  is  selected  whose  function  is  in  agreement  with  one's 
purpose,  it  is  likely  that  the  time  and  money  invested  in  the  testing 
will  fail  to  yield  adequate  returns.  Another  reason  is  that  the  absence 
of  a  well  defined  plan  frequently  results  in  no  use  being  made  of  the 
scores  obtained  on  the  test.  The  number  of  cases  in  which  a  test  has 
been  given  and  the  results  filed  away  without  having  been  used  is 
surprisingly  large.  One  should  not  undertake  the  giving  of  any  edu- 
cational test  merely  because  other  people  are  doing  it.  Unless  it 
appears  likely  that  the  test  will  function  as  an  instrument  to  increase 
the  effectiveness  of  instruction  or  the  organization  of  the  school,  its 
administration  should  not  be  undertaken. 

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Purposes  to  be  realized  by  the  use  of  educational  tests.  The  more 
important  uses  of  educational  tests  may  be  grouped  under  the  five 
following  heads: 

1.  Promotion  and  classification  of  pupils. 

2.  Educational  and  vocational  guidance. 

3.  Evaluation  of  school  efficiency. 

4.  Diagnosing  pupils  for  the  purpose  of  providing  remedial 
instruction. 

5.  Educational   research. 

From  the  standpoint  of  the  teacher  the  diagnosing  of  pupils  for 
the  purpose  of  providing  remedial  instruction  is  the  most  important 
use  that  can  be  made  of  information  yielded  by  educational  tests. 
The  principal  or  superintendent  will  find  educational  tests  helpful 
in  the  promotion  and  classification  of  pupils  and  also  in  the  evaluation 
of  school  efficiency.  Educational  and  vocational  guidance  become 
important  beyond  the  sixth  grade. 

Criteria  to  be  observed  in  selecting  a  test.  In  addition  to  a  well 
defined  purpose  there  are  certain  other  criteria  which  should  guide 
one  in  selecting  a  test  for  use.  The  scope  of  this  pamphlet  does  not 
permit  complete  enumeration  of  them.  Whenever  possible  one  should 
consult  critical  studies  of  the  tests  and  utilize  the  scientific  informa- 
tion which  is  available  concerning  their  reliability  and  validity.1 
In  only  a  few  cases  are  satisfactory  critical  studies  available  but  there 
are  a  few  relatively  simple  criteria  which  should  always  be  applied. 

1.  The  test  should  be  reasonably  simple  to  give  and  should  not 
require  a  large  amount  of  time  for  scoring.  The  scoring  should  also 
be  highly  objective.  This  criterion  is  particularly  important  when 
educational  tests  are  being  introduced  into  a  school  system. 

2.  No  test  should  be  selected  for  use  unless  it  is  accompanied 
by  detailed  directions  for  its  administration  and  the  scoring  of  the 
test  papers. 

3.  When  a  second  application  of  the  test  is  desired  the  use  of  a 
duplicate  form  is  recommended.    Frequently  such  forms  have  been 


Monroe,  Walter  S.  "A  critical  study  of  certain  silent  reading  tests."  University 
of  Illinois  Bulletin,  Vol.  19,  No.  22,  Bureau  of  Educational  Research  Bulletin  No.  8. 
Urbana:  University  of  Illinois,  1922.  52  p.  This  study  is  typical  of  a  large  number 
which  have  been  made.  In  it  several  silent  reading  tests  have  been  studied  in  detail. 
They  have  been  compared  with  each  other  and  with  certain  criteria.  The  study  leads 
to  certain  significant  conclusions  concerning  the  reliability  and  validity  of  the  tests 
studied. 

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found  to  be  lacking  in  equivalence  and  for  this  reason  it  is  highly  im- 
portant that  the  degree  of  their  equivalence  be  known. 

4.  Usually  a  test  should  not  be  chosen  unless  satisfactory 
norms  are  available.  Occasionally  the  use  of  a  test  which  is  in  pro- 
cess of  standardization  is  justified.  However,  for  the  most  part  it  is 
wise  to  limit  the  selection  to  those  tests  for  which  satisfactory  norms 
have  been  calculated. 

5.  The  cost  of  the  test  materials  deserves  consideration  but  in 
estimating  the  cost  one  should  always  take  into  account  the  amount 
and  significance  of  the  information  yielded  by  the  test.  We  now 
have  available  some  batteries  of  educational  tests  which  yield  measures 
of  achievement  in  two  or  three  different  fields.  Although  the  ex- 
pense per  pupil  for  such  a  battery  of  tests  may  seem  large,  it  may  prove 
much  less  when  considered  with  reference  to  the  information  yielded 
than  that  for  other  tests  which  have  a  smaller  cost  per  pupil. 

The  most  valuable  tests  for  use  in  the  elementary  school.  The 
value  of  a  test  depends  upon  the  uses  made  of  the  information  which  it 
yields.  We  have  enumerated  above  some  of  the  more  important 
purposes  which  may  be  realized  by  the  use  of  educational  tests.  Any 
test  which  fulfills  its  purpose  will  be  valuable.  However,  in  general 
the  two  most  helpful  fields  of  tests  are  general  intelligence  and  silent 
reading.  In  case  one  has  time  for  only  one  test  it  is  recommended 
that  the  selection  be  made  in  one  of  these  fields.  Measures  of  general 
intelligence  are  helpful  in  interpreting  measures  of  achievement  and 
are  valuable  for  other  purposes.  Ability  in  silent  reading  is  a  prere- 
quisite for  tests  in  most  of  the  other  school  subjects. 

How  often  to  give  educational  tests.  Except  in  the  study  of  spec- 
ial problems  an  intelligence  test  should  be  given  not  oftener  than  every 
other  year.  New  entrants  may  be  tested  whenever  considered  de- 
sirable. Achievement  tests  may  be  given  more  frequently  but  it  is 
doubtful  if  it  is  profitable  to  administer  them  more  than  twice  a  year, 
at  the  beginning  and  at  the  close.  For  most  purposes  it  will  be  satis- 
factory to  give  a  test  only  once  during  the  school  year.  When  this 
is  done  it  is  recommended  that  the  test  be  given  as  soon  after  the  be- 
ginning of  the  year  as  possible.  Some  have  urged  the  giving  of 
achievement  tests  at  the  end  of  each  month  in  order  to  measure  the 
monthly  progress.  In  the  judgment  of  the  writer  this  is  not  a  wise 
plan.  The  constant  errors  of  measurement  resulting  from  practice 
effect  and  other  causes  are  so  large  that  small  gains  can  have  little 

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significance.     It  is  recommended  that  achievement  tests  be  given 
not  more  than  three  times  during  the  school  year. 

Scope  of  the  following  list.  It  has  been  the  intention  of  the  writer 
to  include  only  those  tests  in  the  following  list  which  are  now  avail- 
able for  general  school  use.  Tests  which  are  known  to  be  distinctly 
unsatisfactory  have  been  omitted  even  though  they  could  be  pur- 
chased in  quantity.  In  some  cases  tests  whose  value  remains  to  be 
demonstrated  have  been  included  because  it  was  thought  worth  while 
to  make  announcement  of  promising  tests  in  process  of  construction. 
Norms  are  available  for  all  except  a  few  of  the  tests  listed  and  for 
these  norms  will  doubtless  be  announced  soon.  No  complete  de- 
scription or  criticism  of  the  tests  has  been  attempted.  Certain  com- 
ment has  been  inserted  which  the  writer  thought  would  be  helpful 
in  making  intelligent  judgments  in  regard  to  the  value  of  the  different 
tests. 

Prices.  In  the  case  of  tests  which  require  a  copy  for  each  child 
the  prices  are  given  for  100  copies  including  four  complete  sets  of 
directions  and  necessary  accessories.  This  is  the  reason  why  some 
of  the  prices  do  not  agree  with  those  announced  by  the  publishers  for 
the  tests  alone.  After  a  school  system  is  supplied  with  booklets  of 
directions  it  will  not  be  necessary  to  purchase  them  with  orders  of 
tests.  For  the  tests  which  are  designed  to  be  used  only  by  the  teacher 
and  consequently  only  one  copy  is  needed  for  the  class  the  price  given 
is  for  a  single  copy.  Attempt  has  been  made  to  secure  accurate 
prices  but  one  should  remember  that  most  publishers  reserve  the 
right  to  change  prices  without  notice.  For  this  reason  too  much 
dependence  should  not  be  placed  upon  the  prices  given.  They  will, 
however,  suffice  to  guide  one  in  taking  account  of  the  cost  of  test 
materials  in  making  an  intelligent  selection  from  the  tests  listed. 
Some  of  the  publishers  allow  discount  when  the  tests  are  purchased 
in  quantity.  In  practically  all  cases  the  purchaser  is  required  to  pay 
transportation  charges  in  addition  to  the  prices  quoted. 

Planning  a  testing  program.  One's  purpose  should  always  be  the 
guide  in  planning  a  testing  program.  As  pointed  out  in  the  beginning, 
a  test  should  never  be  given  until  there  is  a  definite  plan  for  making 
use  of  the  information  obtained.  This  applies  to  a  single  test  but  even 
more  emphatically  to  a  testing  program  which  involves  the  giving  of 
a  group  of  testSi  However,  some  purposes  call  for  a  group  of  tests 
and  in  such  cases  attention  is  called  to  the  batteries  of  educational 

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tests  listed  on  page  19.  Certain  tests  have  been  grouped  together  in 
such  a  way  that  it  is  possible  to  realize  certain  educational  values 
from  them.  The  use  of  these  batteries  of  educational  tests  is  recom- 
mended when  they  are  appropriate  to  one's  purpose. 


ACHIEVEMENT  TESTS 

ARITHMETIC 

Buckingham  Scale  for  Problems  in  Arithmetic 

Division  1,  Grades  III  and  IV 
Division  2,  Grades  V  and  VI 
Division  3,  Grades  VII  and  VIII 
Forms  1  and  2 
This  is  a  power  test.    The  structure  suggests  that  the  scores 
yielded  by  the  different  divisions  are  comparable.     Experience  in 
using  the  scale  has  shown  this  not  to  be  true.2   Nothing  is  known  of 
the  equivalence  of  the  duplicate  forms. 

Public  School  Publishing  Company,  Bloomington,  Illinois.   80c. 

Cleveland  Survey  Tests  in  Arithmetic 

Grades  III  to  VIII 
This  is  a  battery  of  fifteen  tests.    It  is  most  useful  for  diagnostic 
purposes  and  is  not  intended  to  be  used  for  making  a  general  survey. 
It  includes  thirteen  tests  on  integers  and  two  on  common  fractions. 
Public  School  Publishing  Company,  Bloomington  Illinois.    $1.90 

Courtis  Standard  Research  Tests,  Series  B 
Grades  IV  to  VIII 
Forms  1,  2,  3,  and  4 
This   is   the  well   known   series   of  Courtis  Arithmetic   Tests. 
These  tests  are  general  in  the  sense  that  there  is  only  one  for  each 
operation   with   integers.     They   are   diagnostic   in   the   sense   that 
separate  information  is  yielded  for  each  operation. 

S.  A.  Courtis,  1807  E.  Grand  Boulevard,  Detroit,  Michigan.    $1.72 


Monroe,  W.  S.  "Report  of  division  of  educational  tests  for  '19-20."  University 
of  Illinois  Bulletin,  Vol.  18,  No.  21,  Bureau  of  Educational  Research  Bulletin  No.  5. 
Urbana:   University  of  Illinois,  1921,  p.  64. 

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Courtis  Supervisory  Tests  in  Arithmetic 

Tests  A  and  Test  B,  Grades  IV  to  VIII 
Forms  1,  2,  3,  and  4 
These  tests  are  very  short  and  general  in  character.  They  should 
be  used  only  for  the  purpose  of  making  a  general  survey. 

S.  A.  Courtis,  1807  E.  Grand  Boulevard,  Detroit,  Michigan.   $2.08 

Lippincott-Chapman  Classroom  Products  Survey  Tests 
Grades  V  to  VIII 
This  battery  of  tests  includes  the  following:  arithmetic  funda- 
mentals,   arithmetic  problems,  reading  continuous  passage  test,  and 
reading  selections  test. 

/.  B.  Lippincott  Company,  227  S.  Sixth  Street,  Philadelphia,  Pennsyl- 
vania.  $3.50 

Lunceford  Diagnostic  Test  in  Addition 

Primary  Grades 

Forms  1  and  2 

Bureau  of  Educational  Measurements   and   Standards,  Kansas  State 
Normal  School,  Emporia,  Kansas.  75c. 

Monroe  Diagnostic  Tests  in  Arithmetic 

Part  I,  Integers,  Grades  IV  to  VIII 
Part  II,  Integers,  Grades  IV  to  VIII 
Part  III,  Common  Fractions,  Grades  V  to  VIII 
Part  IV,  Decimal  Fractions,  Grades  VI  to  VIII 
There  are  twenty-one  tests  in  this  series,  six  in  Part  I  and  five 

in  each  of  the  others.    Their  function  is  diagnostic  and  they  should 

not  be  used  unless  a  detailed  diagnosis  is  desired. 

Public  School  Publishing  Company,  Bloomington,  Illinois.  85c.  for  each 
part 

Monroe  General  Survey  Scales  in  Arithmetic 

Scale  1,  Grades  III,  IV,  and  V 

Scale  2,  Grades  VI,  VII,  and  VIII 

Forms  1,  2,  and  3 
These  scales  were  designed  for  survey  purposes  only,  although 
each  consists  of  several  sub-tests.  They  are  not,  however,  recom- 
mended for  diagnostic  purposes.  The  different  forms  have  been 
shown  to  be  approximately  equivalent.  A  correction  number  has 
been  estimated  which  makes  the  scores  yielded  by  Scale  2  compar- 

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able  with  those  yielded  by  Scale  1.   These  scales  are  included  in  the 
Illinois  Examination. 

Public  School  Publishing  Company,  Bloomington,  Illinois.   $1 

Monroe  Standardized  Reasoning  Tests  in  Arithmetic 

Test  1,  Grades  IV  and  V 

Test  2,  Grades  VI  and  VII 

Test  3,  Grade  VIII 

Forms  1  and  2 
These  tests  yield  separate  scores  for  correct  answers  and  correct 
principle.    No  study  has  been  made  of  the  equivalence  of  the  two 
forms.   No  attempt  has  been  made  to  arrive  at  a  basis  for  comparing 
the  scores  yielded  by  the  different  tests. 

Public  School  Publishing  Company,  Bloomington,  Illinois.   80c. 

Peet-Dearborn  Progress  Tests  in  Arithmetic 

Intermediate  series,  Grades  IV  and  V 
Upper-grade  series,  Grades  VI,  VII,  and  VIII 
Each  series  consists  of  one  problem  test  and  one  upon  each  of 
the  operations  of  arithmetic.   Each  of  the  sub-tests  is  a  power  test. 

Houghton  Mifflin  Company,  Chicago,  Illinois.    $4.80 

Stone  Reasoning  Test 

Grades  V  to  VIII 
This  is  one  of  the  first  tests  constructed  and  was  originally  de- 
signed to  use  only  in  the  sixth  grade.   It  is  a  power  test. 

Bureau  of  Publications,  Teachers  College,  Columbia  University,  New 
York  City.   40c,  Manual  of  directions,  65c.  extra 

Woody  Arithmetic  Scales 
Grades  III  to  VIII 

Series  B  is  an  abbreviated  form  of  Series  A 
A  second  form  of  these  scales  has  been  prepared  by  W.  W.  Theisen 
and  published  by  the  Parker  Company,  Madison,  Wisconsin.    These 
scales  are  power  tests.    In  this  respect  they  are  different  from  the 
other  tests  in  the  field  of  the  operations  of  arithmetic. 

Bureau  of  Publications,  Teachers  College,  Columbia  University,  New 
York  City.  Series  A  50c  each  scale,  Series  B  $150,  Manual  of 
directions  60c.  extra 

Woody-McCall  Mixed  Fundamentals 

Grades  II  to  VIII 
Forms  1  and  2 

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This  is  a  combination  of  the  Woody  Arithmetic  Scales  for  the 

different  operations  into  a  single  scale  for  general  survey  purposes. 

Bureau  of  Publications,   Teachers  College,  Columbia  University,  New 
York  City.   60c. 

ENGLISH 

(Under  the  head  of  English  we  have  included  measuring  instru- 
ments for  a  variety  of  sub-divisions  of  the  general  field.  Compo- 
sition scales,  tests  in  language,  grammar,  punctuation  and  literature 
are  to  be  found  under  this  head.   Spelling  scales  are  listed  separately.) 

Briggs  English  Form  Test 

Grades  VII  and  VIII  and  High  School 

Forms  Alpha  and  Beta 

Bureau  of  Publications,   Teachers  College,  Columbia  University,  New 
York  City.   $1.40 

Charters  Diagnostic  Language  Tests 

Pronouns,  Verbs,  Miscellaneous  A  and  Miscellaneous  B 
Grades  III  to  VIII 
Forms  1  and  2 
These  tests  are  both  general  and  diagnostic.    They  are  based 
upon  the  language  errors  actually  made  by  school  children.    No  in- 
formation is  available  concerning  the  equivalence  of  different  forms. 
Public  School  Publishing  Company,  Bloomington,  Illinois.  80c. 

Charters  Diagnostic  Language  and  Grammar  Tests 

Pronouns,  Verbs,  Miscellaneous. 
Grades  VII  and  VIII 
These  tests  are  both  general  and  diagnostic.    They  are  based 
upon  the  language  errors  which  school  children  were  found  to  make. 
No  information  is  available  concerning  the  equivalence  of  different 
forms. 

Public  School  Publishing  Company,  Bloomington,  Illinois.    $1.50 

Hillegas  Scale  for  Measurement  of  English  Composition  by  Young 
People 

Grades  IV  to  XII 
The  Hudelson  Scale  and  the  Nassau  County  Supplement  to  the 
Hillegas  Scale  are  essentially  revisions  of  this  scale.    In  general  they 
will  be  found  more  satisfactory  than  the  original  scale.    The  Thorn- 

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dike  Extension  of  the  Hillegas  Scale  is  another  revision  which  has 
corrected  some  of  the  faults  of  the  original  scale. 

Bureau  of  Publications,   Teachers  College,  Columbia  University,  New 
York  City.  3c. 

Hudelson  English  Composition  Scale 

Grades  IV  to  XII 
This  scale  is  published  in  pamphlet  form  which  makes  it  incon- 
venient to  use.    It  is  essentially  a  revision  of  the  original  Hillegas 

Scale. 

World  Book  Company,  2261  Prairie  Avenue,  Chicago,  III.  56c. 

Kirby  Grammar  Test 

Grades  VII  to  XII 
Norms  for  this  test  have  not  been  announced  but  it  has  several 
promising    characteristics. 

Extension  Division,  University  of  Iowa,  Iowa  City,  Iowa,  $1.75 

Lewis  Scales  for  Measuring  Special  Types  of  English  Composition 

Grades  V  to  XII 
This  is  a  group  of  five  scales  for  measuring  the  following  types 
of  writing:  1.  Order  letters,  2.  Letters  of  application,  3.  Social  letters 
of  the  first  type  (narrative),  4.  Social  letters  of  the  second  type 
(problematic),  5.  Simple  narration.  The  five  scales  are  published  as 
a  single  pamphlet.    This  makes  their  use  inconvenient. 

World  Book  Company,  2126  Prairie  Avenue,  Chicago,  III.   $136 

Minnesota  English  Composition  Scales 

Grades  V  to  XII 
This  is  a  group  of  three  separate  scales,  one  for  each  of  the  follow- 
ing forms  of  description:  narrative,  descriptive,  expository.  The 
compositions  for  the  scales  were  selected  on  the  basis  of  both  struc- 
ture and  thought  content  and  were  judged  to  represent  approximately 
the  same  degrees  of  merit  in  these  two  traits. 

University  of  Minnesota,  Minneapolis,  Minnesota. 

Nassau  County  Supplement  to  the  Hillegas  Scale 
Grades  IV  to  VIII 
As  the  name  implies,  this  is  a  revision  of  the  original  Hillegas 
Scale,  and  is  considered  more  satisfactory.    It  is  published  in  con- 
venient form  and  has  been  used  very  widely. 

Bureau  of  Publications,   Teachers  College,  Columbia   University,  New 
York  City.  10c. 

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Pressey   Diagnostic    Tests    in    English    Composition    (Vocabulary, 
grammar,  and  punctuation) 
Grades  VII  to  XII 

This  is  a  battery  of  three  separate  tests.    Norms  have  not  been 
announced. 

Department   of  Psychology,  Indiana    University,   Bloomington,   In- 
diana.  $1.05 

Starch  Punctuation  Scale 

Grades  V  to  VIII  and  High  School 

Public  School  Publishing  Company,  Bloomington,  Illinois.  80c. 

Topeka  Scale  for  Measurement  of  Composition,  1920  Scale 
Grades  IV  to  XII 
This  scale  is  different  in  a  number  of  respects.  It  combines  the 
objectives  in  composition  and  a  system  of  marking  with  a  scale. 
It  is  also  interesting  because  it  represents  the  results  of  the  attempts 
of  one  group  of  teachers  of  English  Composition  to  solve  their  prob- 
lems. 

Topeka  Public  Schools,  Topeka,  Kansas.  40c. 

Van  Wagenen  Reading  Scale  for  English  Literature 
Grade  VIII  and  High  School 
Forms  A,  B,  and  C. 
This  is  essentially  a  reading  test  in  the  field  of  English  literature. 
The  method  of  arriving  at  the  pupil's  score  is  complicated  and  will  be 
confusing  to  many  persons.    No  information  is  available  concerning 
the  equivalence  of  the  three  forms. 

Public  School  Publishing  Company,  Bloomington,  Illinois.   $3 

Willing  Scale  for  Measuring  Written  Composition 
Grades  IV  to  VIII 
This  scale  is  designed  to  measure  separately  form  value  and  story 
value.   For  this  reason  it  is  one  of  the  most  useful  composition  scales. 
Public  School  Publishing  Company,  Bloomington,  Illinois.  9c.  single  copy 

READING 
Adams  Silent  Reading  Tests 
Grades  I  to  VIII 

Edward  E.  Babb  and  Company,  93  Federal  Street,  Boston,  Mass.  $130 
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Burgess  Picture  Supplement  Scale  for  Measuring  Ability  in  Silent 
Reading 

Grades  II  to  VIII 
Forms  1,  2,  3,  and  4 
This  test  seems  to  be  most  satisfactory  for  the  lower  grades. 
The  scoring  has  been  found  to  be  rather  highly  subjective.   Some 
of  the  duplicate  forms  appear  to  be  lacking  in  equivalence. 

Division  of  Education,  Russell  Sage  Foundation,  New  York.   $1.25 

Courtis  Silent  Reading  Test  No.  2 

Grades  II  to  VI 

Forms  1,  2,  and  3 

This  test  is  not  recommended  for  use  above  the  fourth  grade. 

No  information  is  at  hand  concerning  the  equivalence  of  different 

forms. 

S.  A.  Courtis,  1807  E.  Grand  Boulevard,  Detroit,  Michigan.  $3 

Gray  Standardized  Oral  Reading  Paragraphs 

Grades  I  to  VIII 

This  test  is  to  be  administered  to  pupils  individually.  For 
that  reason  the  testing  of  a  class  will  require  considerable  time.  It 
is,  however,  the  most  satisfactory  oral  reading  test. 

Public  School  Publishing  Company,  Bloomington,  Illinois.   $1 

Haggerty  Achievement  Examination  in  Reading,  Sigma  1 

Grades  I  to  III 
This  is  a  power  test  in  the  field  of  silent  reading.    It  has  been 
used  for  securing  a  measurement  of  the  general  intelligence  of  children 
as  well  as  of  their  silent  reading  ability. 

World  Book  Company,  2126  Prairie  Avenue,  Chicago,  Illinois.    $6.40 

Haggerty  Achievement  Examination  in  Reading,  Sigma  3 

Grades  VI  to  XII 
This  test  consists  of  three  parts — vocabulary,  sentence  reading, 
and  paragraph  reading.    Provision  is  made  for  combining  the  three 
scores  secured  into  a  total  measure  of  reading  ability.    Each  of  the 
sub-tests  is  a  power  test. 

World  Book  Company,  2126  Prairie  Avenue,  Chicago,  Illinois.   $6.80 

Lippincott-Chapman  Classroom  Products  Survey  Tests  (Reading  con- 
tinuous passage  and  reading  selections  tests) 
Grades  VII  and  VIII 

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This  battery  of  tests  includes  also  one  on  arithmetic  fundamen- 
tals and  one  on  arithmetic  problems. 

/.  B.  Lippincott  Company,  227  S.  Sixth  Street,  Philadelphia,  Pennsyl- 
vania.  $3.50 

Monroe  Standardized  Silent  Reading  Tests 

Test  I,  Grades  III,  IV,  and  V 

Test  II,  Grades  VI,  VII,  and  VIII 

Test  III,  High  School 

Forms  1,  2,  and  3. 

There  is  no  Form  3  of  Test  III.   Tests  I  and  II  have  been  revised 

(see  below)  and  the  use  of  the  revised  forms  is  recommended.   These 

tests  yield  a  measure  of  both  rate  and  comprehension.    They  are 

among  the  simplest  tests  to  use  and  to  interpret. 

Public  School  Publishing  Company,  Bloomington,  Illinois.    Tests  I  and 
II,  80c,  Test  III,  $1 

Monroe  Standardized  Silent  Reading  Tests,  Revised 

Test  I,  Grades  III,  IV,  and  V. 
Test  II,  Grades  VI,  VII,  and  VIII 

Forms  1,  2,  and  3 
These  tests  are  considered  to  be  distinctly  superior  to  the  original 
tests.  The  scoring  is  more  objective  and  a  number  of  other  improve- 
ments have  been  made.  The  duplicate  forms  have  been  shown  to  be 
approximately  equivalent.  This  test  is  a  part  of  the  Illinois  Exami- 
nation. 

Public  School  Publishing  Company,  Bloomington,  Illinois.  80c. 

Thorndike  Scale  Alpha  2.     For  Measuring  the  Understanding   of 
Sentences 

Part  I,  Grades  III  to  V 

Part  II,  Grades  VI  to  XII 

This  is  a  power  test.    The  scoring  is  rather  highly  subjective 

which  makes  it  somewhat  unsatisfactory.    The  Thorndike-McCall 

Reading  Scale  is  superior  in  several  respects. 

Bureau  of  Publications,   Teachers  College,  Columbia  University,  New 
York  City.  $1.70 

Thorndike-McCall  Reading  Scale  For  the  Understanding  of  Sen- 
tences 

Grades  II  to  VIII 
Forms  1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  and  6. 


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This  is  a  power  test.  The  scoring  is  not  entirely  objective.  No 
measure  of  rate  of  reading  is  secured.  Evidence  concerning  the  equiva- 
lence of  duplicate  forms  is  lacking. 

Bureau  of  Publications,   Teachers  College,  Columbia  University,  New 
York  City.  $2 

Thorndike  Visual  Vocabulary  Scales 

Scale  A-2,  Series  X  and  Series  Y 
Scale  B,  Series  X  and  Series  Y 
Grades  III  to  VIII 
The  different  scales  and  different  forms  are  to  be  used  as  dupli- 
cate forms.    No  study  has  been  made  of  their  equivalence. 

Bureau  of  Publications,   Teachers  College,  Columbia  University,  New 
York  City.  $1.50 

SPELLING 

Ayres  Spelling  Scale  for  Measuring  Ability  in  Spelling 

Grades  III  to  VIII 

This  scale  consists  of  the  1000  words  most  frequently  used  in 

writing.   Strictly  speaking  it  is  not  a  measuring  instrument  but  rather 

a  classified  list  of  words  from  which  a  spelling  test  can  be  made. 

Division  of  Education,  Russell  Sage  Foundation,  New  York.   10c.  sin- 
gle copy 

Buckingham  Extension  of  Ayres  Spelling  Scales 

Grades  III  to  VIII  and  High  School 
The  extension  includes  505  new  words.    They  were,  however, 
not  chosen  in  the  same  manner  as  Ayres  chose  his  words  and  hence 
should  not  be  considered  as  belonging  in  a  fundamental  vocabulary 
in  the  same  sense  as  the  words  in  the  original  scale. 

Public  School  Publishing  Company,  Bloomington,  III.  14c.  single  copy 

Courtis  Standard  Dictation  Tests 
Grades  II  to  VIII 
These  tests  are  in  the  form  of  timed  sentences.    There  are  two 
tests  for  each  half  grade,  an  initial  test,  Form  A,  and  a  final  test, 
Form  B. 

S.  A.  Courtis,  1807  E.  Grand  Boulevard,  Detroit,  Michigan,  lie.  single 
copy 

Monroe  Timed  Sentence  Spelling  Tests 

Test  1,  Grades  III  and  IV 

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Test  2,  Grades  V  and  VI 
Test  3,  Grades  VII  and  VIII 

Public  School  Publishing  Company,  Bloomington,  Illinois.   12c.  per  set 
of  three 

HANDWRITING 

Ayres  Measuring  Scale  for  Handwriting  (three  slant  edition) 
Grades  III  to  VIII 
This  is  the  original  Ayres   scale  for  measuring  handwriting  of 
school  children.    The  Gettysburg  edition  is  a  revision,  and  is  recom- 
mended for  use. 

Russell  Sage  Foundation,  Division  of  Education,  N.  Y.  18c.  single  copy 

Ayres  Scale,  "Gettysburg  Edition" 
Grades  II  to  VIII 
This  is  a  revision  of  the  original  three  slant  scale. 

Russell  Sage  Foundation,  Division  of  Education,  10c.  single  copy 

Freeman  Chart  for  Diagnostic  Faults  in  Handwriting 
Grades  II  to  VIII 

Houghton  Mifflin  Company,  Chicago,  Illinois.  30c. 

Gray  Standard  Individual  Score  Card  for  Measuring  Handwriting 
Grades  II  to  VIII 
Form  II  for  use  of  individual  pupils 
Form  III  for  use  as  wall  chart  for  class  use 

Public  School  Publishing  Company,  Bloomington,  Illinois.  Form  II,  75c. 
per  hundred;  Form  III,  10c.  single  copy 

Starch  Handwriting  Scale,  Revised 

Grades  I  to  VIII 

University  Cooperative  Company,  504  State  Street,  Madison,  Wiscon- 
sin. 50c.  single  copy 

Thorndike  Handwriting  Scale 
Grades  V  to  VIII 

Bureau  of  Publications,  Teachers  College,  Columbia  University,  New 
York  City.  12c.  single  copy 

GEOGRAPHY 

(Tests  in  the  field  of  geography  are  less  satisfactory  than  tests 
in  arithmetic,  silent  reading,  spelling  and  handwriting.    For  the  most 

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part  all  of  the  tests  mentioned  below  are  intended  to  measure  infor- 
mation. The  lack  of  continuity  between  the  different  divisions  of 
geography  tends  to  lessen  the  usefulness  of  the  tests.) 

Courtis  Standardized  Supervisory  Test  in  Geography 

States  and  important  cities  in  United  States 
The  world — oceans,  continents  and  countries 
Grades  III  to  VIII 
Forms  A  and  B 

S.  A.  Courtis,  1807  E.  Grand  Boulevard,  Detroit,  Michigan.  $2.68 

Gregory-Spencer  Geography  Tests 

Grades  VI,  VII  and  VIII 
Forms  A,  B,  and  C 
This  is  a  new  test  but  appears  promising. 

Bureau  of  Educational  Research,  University  of  Oregon,  Eugene,  Ore- 
gon. $4 

Hahn-Lackey  Geography  Scale 
Grades  IV  to  VIII 
This  scale  consists  of  a  classified  list  of  questions  which  have  been 
very  carefully  selected.    It  is  not  a  test  to  be  placed  in  the  hands  of 
pupils  but  is  rather  a  source  from  which  a  teacher  can  choose  questions 
of  known  difficulty  and  for  which  standards  are  available. 

H.  H.  Hahn,  State  Normal  School,  Wayne,  Nebraska.   16c.  single  copy 

Posey- Van  Wagenen  Geography  Scales 

Information  R  and  Thought  S 
Division  I,  Grades  V  and  VI 
Division  II,  Grades  VII  and  VIII 
The  method  of  obtaining  a  pupil's  score  is  complicated  but  is 
facilitated    somewhat    by    tables. 

Public  School  Publishing  Company,  Bloomington,  Illinois.    $130 

Witham  Standard  Geography^Tests 

Test  1— the  World 
Test  2 — United  States 
Test  3 — South  America 
Test  4 — Europe 
Test  5 — Asia 
Test  6 — Africa 

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Test  7 — North  America 
Test  8 — Commercial  Geography 
Used  in  grades  in  which  these  topics  are  taught. 

/.  L.  Hammett  Company,  Cambridge,  Massachusetts.   $330  for  each  test 

HISTORY 

(As  in  geography  the  tests  in  history  are  somewhat  lacking  in 
value  because  of  the  nature  of  the  subject  matter  in  this  field.) 

Barr  Diagnostic  Tests  in  American  History 

Primarily  for  use  in  high  schools 
Series  A  and  Series  B 

This  is  an  elaborate  series  of  tests  and  should  not  be  used  in 
elementary  schools  except  near  the  end  of  the  last  year.  The  author's 
attempt  is  to  get  away  from  a  test  which  is  purely  informational. 
There  is  some  evidence  that  the  two  forms  are  only  slightly  lacking 
in  equivalence. 

Public  School  Publishing  Company,  Bloomington,  Illinois.    $4 

Hahn  Scale  for  Measuring  Ability  of  Children  in  History 

Grades  VII  and  VIII 
This  scale  consists  of  a  list  of  questions  classified  on  the  basis 
of  difficulty.  One  classification  is  given  for  the  seventh  grade  and 
another  for  the  eighth.  The  scale  should  not  be  placed  in  the  hands 
of  pupils,  but  is  to  be  used  by  the  teacher  as  a  source  from  which  sets 
of  questions  can  be  selected. 

H.  H.  Hahn,  State  Normal  School,  Wayne,  Nebraska.   16c.  single  copy 

Harlan  Test  of  Information  in  American  History 

Grades  VII  and  VIII 
This  is  a  simple  test  that  has  been  widely  used. 

Public  School  Publishing  Company,  Bloomington,  Illinois.  80c. 

Van  Wagenen  American  History  Scales 

Information  Scale  A  and  Scale  B 
Thought  Scale  A  and  Scale  B 
Character  Judgment  Scale  A  and  Scale  B 

Bureau  of  Publications,   Teachers  College,  Columbia  University,  New 
York  City.   $125  each  scale;  Manual,  96c.  extra 

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BATTERIES  OF  EDUCATIONAL  TESTS 

(Certain  educational  tests  have  been  designed  to  be  used  together 
and  have  been  published  in  a  single  booklet.  Several  of  these  are 
also  available  for  use  separately.  When  used  in  combinations,  cer- 
tain educational  advantages  may  be  realized.) 

Illinois  Examination  (Illinois  General  Intelligence  Scale,  Monroe's 
Standardized  Silent  Reading  Tests,  Monroe's  General  Survey 
Scale  in  Arithmetic) 

Examination  I,  Grades  III,  IV  and  V 

Examination  II,  Grades  VI,  VII,  and  VIII 

Public  School  Publishing  Company,  Bloomington,  Illinois.    $4 

Lippincott-Chapman  Classroom  Products  Survey  Tests  (Arithmetic 
fundamentals,  arithmetic  problems,  reading  continuous  passage, 
reading  selections) 

Grades  V  to  VIII 

/.  B.  Lippincott  Company,  227  S.  Sixth  Street,  Philadelphia.   $3.50 

Pintner  Educational  Survey  Tests  (Arithmetic,  reading,  completion 
grammar,  geography  and  history) 

Grades  II  to  VIII 
Some  of  the  sub-tests  in  this  battery  are  abbreviated  forms  of 
well  known  tests.  Pintner  has  also  devised  a  battery  of  non-language 
mental  tests  which  are  designed  to  be  used  in  connection  with  these 
educational  survey  tests. 

College  Book  Store,  Columbus,  Ohio.   $8 

Pressey  Scale  of  Attainment  No.  1    (Reading,  arithmetic,  spelling) 

Grade  II 

Department   of   Psychology,   Indiana    University,    Bloomington,   Indi- 
ana.  $1.15 

Pressey  Scale  of  Attainment  No.  3  (Spelling,  arithmetic  and  silent 
reading) 

Grade  III 

Department    of   Psychology,   Indiana    University,    Bloomington,   Indi- 
ana.  90c. 

Pressey  Scale  of  Attainment  No.  2    (History,  arithmetic  and  English) 
Grade  VIII 
There  appear  to  be  two  groups  of  tests  bearing  this  title.    One 
of  them  has  the  additional  title  "Schedule  A."    This  is  not  the  one 
referred  to  here. 

Department   of   Psychology,   Indiana    University,    Bloomington,   Indi- 
ana.  $1.65 

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INTELLIGENCE  TESTS 
INDIVIDUAL  INTELLIGENCE  TESTS 

For  individual  testing  the  Stanford  Revision  of  the  Binet-Simon 
Tests  is  the  most  widely  used.  It  is  published  by  Houghton  Mifflin 
Company,  Chicago,  Illinois.  Recently  an  extension  of  the  Binet- 
Simon  Scale  by  F.  Kuhlmann  has  been  published  by  Warwick  and 
York,  Baltimore,  Maryland.  The  World  Book  Company,  Chicago, 
Illinois,  has  recently  published  the  Herring  Revision  of  the  Binet- 
Simon  Tests.  This  revision  has  received  some  very  favorable  com- 
ment. 

Individual  testing  requires  considerable  training  and  experience 
on  the  part  of  the  examiner  in  order  to  secure  reliable  results.  The 
group  intelligence  tests  named  below  can  be  effectively  adminis- 
tered by  any  teacher  who  is  willing  to  devote  a  relatively  short  time 
to  a  study  of  the  directions.  When  the  results  yielded  by  a  group  test 
are  considered  highly  unsatisfactory  in  the  case  of  certain  pupils, 
it  is  recommended  that  an  individual  examination  be  given  to  these 
pupils. 

GROUP  INTELLIGENCE  TESTS 
Cole- Vincent  Intelligence  Tests  for  School  Entrance 

This  is  a  non-verbal  scale  designed  to  be  given  children  on  en- 
tering school  for  the  purpose  of  assigning  them  to  A  and  B  sections. 
Bureau   of  Educational  Measurements  and  Standards,  Kansas  State 
Normal  School,  Emporia,  Kansas.    $8.80 

Dearborn  Group  Test  of  Intelligence,  Series  I,  Revised  Edition 

Grades  I  to  III 
This  battery  of  tests  consists  of  general  examinations  A  and  B. 
Both  examinations  are  intended  to  be  given  at  the  same  time.  This 
group  of  general  intelligence  tests  has  been  found  to  yield  very  satis- 
factory results  but  they  are  rather  difficult  to  administer  and  require 
considerable  time. 

/.  B.  Lippincott  Company,  227  S.  Sixth  Street,  Philadelphia.  $450 

Dearborn  Group  Test  of  Intelligence,  Series  II,  Revised  Edition 

Grades  IV  to  IX 


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This  series  of  general  intelligence  tests  consists  of  two  parts — 
general  examination  C  and  general  examination  D.  They  are  non- 
verbal in  character. 

/.  B.  Lippincott  Company,  227  S.  Sixth  Street,  Philadelphia.  $450 

Detroit  First  Grade  Intelligence  Tests 

World  Book  Company,  2126  Prairie  Avenue,  Chicago,  Illinois.   $5.80 

Gunnison  Primary  Test  A 

This  test  is  published  in  four  parts,  all  of  which  are  designed  to 

be  given  in  order  to  obtain  measures  of  the  pupil's  mental  capacity. 

School  Service  Bureau,  Colorado  State  Normal  School,  Gunnison,  Col- 
orado. $7 

Haggerty  Intelligence  Examinations 

Delta  I,  Grades  I  to  III 

Delta  II,  Grades  III  to  IX 

World  Book  Company,  2126  Prairie  Avenue,  Chicago,  Illinois.  Delta  I, 
$728;  Delta  II,  $6.92 

Illinois  General  Intelligence  Scale 

Grades  III  to  VIII 

This  scale  is  included  in  the  Illinois  Examination. 

Public  School  Publishing   Company,  Bloomington,  Illinois.    $2 

Kingsbury  Primary  Group  Intelligence  Scale,  Form  A 

Public  School  Publishing  Company,  Bloomington,  Illinois.   $2  JO 

Mentimeter  Tests,  School  Group  IIA 

Grades  I  to  XII 

This  group  of  tests  is  partly  non-verbal. 

Double  day  Page  and  Company,  Garden  City,  New  York.   $7  SO 

Myers  Mental  Measure 

Grades  I  to  XII 
Forms  1  and  2 
This  is  a  non-verbal  test  which  is  recommended  for  use  in  all 
grades.   In  this  respect  it  is  unique  as  most  of  the  tests  have  different 
divisions  for  the  different  grades. 

Newson  and  Company,  73  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City.   $5 

National  Intelligence  Tests 

Scale  A  and  Scale  B 
Forms  1  and  2  of  each  scale 
Grades  III  to  VIII 

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Scale  A  and  Scale  B  may  be  used  separately,  although  it  is  recom- 
mended that  both  be  used  in  order  to  insure  more  reliable  measures. 
World  Book  Company,  2126  Prairie  Avenue,  Chicago,  Illinois.   $6.80 

Otis  Group  Intelligence  Scale,  Primary  Examination 

Forms  A  and  B 
Grades  I  to  IV 

World  Book  Company,  2126  Prairie  Avenue,  Chicago,  Illinois.  $6.60 

Otis  Group  Intelligence  Scale,  Advanced  Examination 

Forms  A  and  B 
Grades  VII  to  XII 

World  Book  Company,  2126  Prairie  Avenue,  Chicago,  Illinois.  $7.80 

Pintner  Non-Language  Mental  Tests 

Grades  II  to  VIII 

These  tests  are  designed  for  use  in  combination  with  Pintner's 
Educational  Survey  Tests. 

College  Book  Store,  Columbus,  Ohio.  $8 

Pressey  Primary  Classification  Test 

Grades  I  and  II 

This  is  a  revision  of  the  original  Pressey  Primer  Scale  which 
has  been  widely  used. 

Public  School  Publishing  Company,  Bloomington,  Illinois.    $150 

Pressey  Intermediate  Classification  Test 

Grades  III  to  VI 
Forms  A  and  B 

Public  School  Publishing  Company,  Bloomington,  Illinois.   $1.25 

Pressey  Senior  Classification  Tests 

Grades  VII  and  VIII 
Forms  A  and  B 

Public  School  Publishing  Company,  Bloomington,  Illinois.   $1.25 


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CIRCULARS  OF  THE  BUREAU  OF  EDUCATIONAL 
RESEARCH,  COLLEGE  OF  EDUCATION,  UNI- 
VERSITY OF  ILLINOIS,  URBANA,  ILLINOIS. 

No.  12.     Monroe,  Walter  S.   Announcements  of  the  Bureau 
of  Educational  Research  for  1922-23. 


No.  13.     Monroe,  Walter  S.   Definitions  of  the  Terminology 
of  Educational  Measurements. 


No.  14.     Streitz,  Ruth.    Gifted  Children  and  Provisions  for 
Them  in  Our  Schools. 

No.  15.     Monroe,  Walter  S.    Educational  Tests  for  Use  in 
Elementary  Schools. 

A  limited  number  of  copies  of  these  educational  circulars 
are  available  for  free  distribution  to  superintendents  and 
teachers  in  Illinois.  We  shall  be  glad  to  add  to  our  mailing 
list  for  these  circulars  the  names  of  any  teachers  or  superin- 
tendents who  care  to  receive  them  regularly.  We  shall  be 
glad  also  to  send  additional  copies  of  any  circular  to 
superintendents  or  principals  for  distribution  among  their 
teachers.  Address  all  communications  to  the  Bureau  of  Edu- 
cational Research,  University  of  Illinois. 


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